| NBA Playoffs: Daily Grumblings -- June 13, 2007 |
| By John Georgopoulos |
Published
06/13/2007
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John Georgopoulos
Senior Editor and
Founder John T. Georgopoulos is a 15-year veteran of the fantasy sports
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Dynasty in San Antonio?
 | | Led once again by Tim Duncan (No. 21), the Spurs could clinch another world title as soon as Thursday in Game 4 of the Finals. |
2007 NBA Finals
SPURS ONE STEP AWAY!
LeBron
James finally got some help from his teammates and promising rookie
Daniel Gibson finally got a start, but all in all, it just wasn't quite
enough to help the Cavaliers pull themselves back in this Finals
series. With a 75-72 win on the Cavs' court, the Spurs could clinch
another world title as soon as Thursday night as Game 4 takes center
stage at Quicken Loans Arena...
TUESDAY'S GAME
San Antonio Spurs 75 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 72
(Spurs lead series 3-0)
Next game: @ Cleveland on Thursday, June 14, 9:00 PM ET
ELSEWHERE AROUND THE NBA...
- As the SuperSonics and Kings continue to search for new head coaches,
another well-known play-caller has emerged: Rick Carlisle. Fired
recently as head coach of the Pacers, Carlisle was expected by some to
stay with the Indiana organization in a front office role. But Tuesday
he announced he is leaving the Pacers, which obviously makes him more
available as a potential bench boss for Seattle or Sacramento. Carlisle
didn't have a losing record in his first three seasons guiding the
Pacers, but his 35-47 mark last season saw him removed.
- The news continues to get worse for J.R. Smith
in his car crash situation. The Nuggets' reserve swingman has
reportedly been released from hospital following treatment for a left
shoulder injury, but a friend with him during the accident has died
from head injuries. Both Smith and Andre Bell were thrown from Smith's
SUV Saturday in Millstone, New Jersey, and neither was wearing a seat
belt. Investigation of the crash is reportedly ongoing, but the Newark
Star-Ledger reports Smith has been cited several times in the past year
for traffic violations.
- Are fans less than excited about the Spurs-Cavs Final? On
Sunday, for the second straight game, the NBA Finals were a major
ratings disappointment. After Game 1's viewership was down a whopping
19 percent from last year, Game 2's ratings were behind by 30 percent
from last year's take for the second contest of the Heat-Mavericks
showdown. Some of Sunday's loss is obviously because of having to
compete with the series finale of the Sopranos, but it's clear that
fans are not as excited with this year's Finals matchup as last year's.
- Now that the Grizzlies have former Phoenix assistant Marc
Iavaroni hired as head coach, focus has turned to finding a new GM.
With that in mind, the Memphis Commercial-Appeal reports the
frontrunner for the job appears to be Boston GM Chris Wallace. Other
prominent candidates have reportedly interviewed for the position, but
Wallace appears to have the early edge at replacing outgoing boss Jerry
West.
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